Contributing Institution:
Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.

Language of Material:
English

Physical Description:
0.42 linear feet

Date (inclusive): 1953-1994

Abstract: The collection contains publications written by Hubert G. Derrick about his faith and personal history, and a scrapbook gifted
to him by Pepperdine College international students in 1953. Materials date from 1953, 1986, and 1994; some materials are
undated.

Location note: Pepperdine University. Special Collections and University Archives.

Language of Materials: Materials are in English.

Creator:
Derrick, Hubert G.

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Hubert G. Derrick was born in Texas in approximately 1907, and lived in Denison and Wichita Falls, Texas. Derrick's father
was a railroad engineer, and he had several younger siblings. He became friends with Hugh M. Tiner (the second president of
George Pepperdine College) while attending classes at Abilene Christian College. After receiving his B.A. degree from Abilene
Christian College, he pursued an M.A. at Baylor University while also preaching at local churches. He briefly had a job in
London,Texas, for the 1931 to 1932 school year, as a high school administrator and teacher, but was fired from administrative
work after the first year for poor performance. The next school year, he taught Spanish and history, and coached all sports
at the school in Eden, Texas. Soon after, he met and married his wife, Julia Mozelle. The Derricks had two children (Jacquelyn
and Foy) by 1935, when they were recommended to move to Riverside, California by Hugh Tiner.

After moving to Riverside, Derrick started preaching at a local church. George and Helen Pepperdine happened to visit the
church one Sunday, and offered to donate money for construction of a baptistry in the church. Derrick accepted, and learned
that Mr. Pepperdine planned to found a college with Hugh Tiner's persuasion. Eventually, the family moved closer to Pepperdine
College, and Derrick taught Spanish, tennis, basketball, and religion courses. Hubert and Julia Mozelle later had two more
children (Linda and Carla). Derrick became Pepperdine's first tennis coach when the program was started in 1940. He coached
the team to victory at the inaugural NAIA (National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics) Championship in Abilene, Texas,
and the team also won the CCAA (California Collegiate Athletic Association) league title. The family retired to Huntington
Beach, California.

Scope and Content

The collection contains publications written by Hubert G. Derrick about his faith and personal history, and a scrapbook gifted
to him by Pepperdine College international students in 1953. Materials date from 1953, 1986, and 1994; some materials are
undated.

Arrangement

Materials are arranged chronologically.

Related Archival Materials

Photographs, negatives, and slides related to Hubert G. Derrick can also be found in the Pepperdine University Archives Photographs,
Negatives, and Slides 0031, or online via the Pepperdine Digital Collections, in the University Archives Photograph Collection
(http://pepperdine.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/). Derrick was friends with Hugh M. Tiner when both were young men, in Texas. Materials
related to Tiner can be found in the Hugh M. Tiner papers 0101. Derrick was a tennis coach while at Pepperdine, and materials
related to tennis and other sports can be found in the Pepperdine University Athletics records 0077.

Processing Information note

The collection was arranged and described by Jamie Henricks in March, 2013. The finding aid was updated by Katie Richardson
in July, 2013.